I’m well aware that there are those who have moral objections to the idea of killing animals in order to eat them, and I respect that view. I also know, as does even the most avowed carnivore, that any once-sentient creature’s life deserves more than a one-word summation. And yet, I can only report what I found to be true in my one and only experience in genuine farm-to-table eating. Forgive me for saying so, but Splotch was delicious.

_________________My oven is bigger on the inside, and it produces lots of wibbly wobbly, cake wakey... stuff. - The PoopieB.

Very much. I hate that the people who buy into it think that because they had a more direct role in the death, they are untouchable and immune to any further questioning or doubt as to their position. Mindset = "Nope that's all there is to it, I win!"

Then the shank arrived, the size of a small child’s head, flanked by beans and Brussels sprouts. It looked recognizably like a body part, and the skin … well, the thing about crispy cooked pig skin is that it can look like a third-degree burn. As I cut off a chunk of it, with its slippery underside of half-rendered, translucent fat, my ambivalence about eating Splotch manifested. I had a momentary gag reflex. But then it was over, almost as soon as it began, and I finished my shank and moved on to the final course, a medium-rare—as rare as I’ve eaten—pork chop.

::::facepalm::::

What idiocy; he looks at what he's eating, gets the gags........................and then just keeps eating the poor animal.

But see? He passed the test! He is human (and humane) enough to care for a moment, but then he masters himself and returns to his rational, narcissistic self! Hurrah! He's not one of those animal people!

But see? He passed the test! He is human (and humane) enough to care for a moment, but then he masters himself and returns to his rational, narcissistic self! Hurrah! He's not one of those animal people!

But see? He passed the test! He is human (and humane) enough to care for a moment, but then he masters himself and returns to his rational, narcissistic self! Hurrah! He's not one of those animal people!

It's weird to me that all these articles tend to treat compassion and empathy as weaknesses to be confronted and conquered. Let's stir up our conscience as much as possible, and then wrestle that son of a bisque to the ground and show it who's the Übermensch.

_________________"All PPK gamers should put on their badge of shame right now. You will never leave the no-sex thread." - Vantine"I'm so glad my prison of principles has wifi." - Abelskiver